> After thinking about the matter of pishing for some time I have reached the > conclusion that it does birds little harm if any. In the natural world > birds, being the high strung individuals that they are, are constantly > taking to flight when one individual gives the alarm after having seen what > it thought was a Kestrel or Sharp-shinned Hawk, when in reality it was only > a Mourning Dove passing by. And pishing would be just one more instance of stress added to their already stressful routine, so we would be doing them a favor by keeping them on their toes, so to speak. > I agree that the over use of pishing could be harmful if the same birds are > constantly harassed, especially during nesting season. Moderation, certainly, if at all. > Like any other > birding activity it should be used with prudence, but in itself it is not a > bad tool for finding birds. Undoubtedly it is very good for finding birds, assuming they are lost. The birding community as a whole does a lot of good for birds, but that does not convey privilege. Sheb Marsh Paducah, KY -- __________________________________________________________ Sign-up for your own FREE Personalized E-mail at Mail.com http://www.mail.com/?sr=signup Get 4 DVDs for $.49 cents! plus shipping & processing. Click to join. http://adfarm.mediaplex.com/ad/ck/990-1736-3566-59 =================NOTES TO SUBSCRIBER===================== The TN-Bird Net requires you to sign your messages with first and last name, city (town) and state abbreviation. ----------------------------------------------------- To post to this mailing list, simply send email to: tn-bird@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, send email to: tn-bird-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'unsubscribe' in the Subject field. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Topographical Maps located at http://topozone.com/find.asp * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Visit the Tennessee Ornithological Society web site at http://www.tnbirds.org * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * TN-Bird Net Owner: Wallace Coffey, Bristol, TN jwcoffey@xxxxxxxxxx (423) 764-3958 =========================================================